Rubric Design Guide

Establishing Rubrics to Guide Your Grading

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What are rubrics?

Simply stated, rubrics are scoring guidelines that allow instructors to assess student work.

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Before developing your grading rubric, establish the standards (what students should know and be able to do) as well as the graded task that you expect your students to complete. Consider the following steps in the development of rubrics to guide your grading:

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Step 1 - Identify grading criteria

Step 2 - Identify the descriptors

Step 3 - Create the grid

Step 4 - Example: Grading Writing Assignments

Resources and References

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